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string

/strɪŋ/

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●have/keep sb on a ˈstring

make sb do what you want because you have control over them 操纵（或支配）某人；使某人顺从自己

◆Of course, he’s rich and powerful enough to keep several people on a string.
当然，他有钱有势，有好多人供他驱使。

NOTE This idiom refers to a puppet (= a model of a person or an animal) that is controlled with strings attached to parts of its body. 这个习语原指木偶戏。木偶通过与其身体部位相连的线操纵。

●have another string/more strings to your bow

(BrE)

something else that you can use or do if the thing you are using or doing fails 另有办法；有几手准备

◆If I don’t succeed as an actor, I’ve got another string to my bow because I’m a trained music teacher.要是当不成演员，我还有另一条路可走，因为我还是个训练有素的音乐教师。

●how long is a piece of ˈstring?

(BrE,

spoken)

used to say that there is no definite answer to a question （表示没有确切的答案）说不准

◆‘How long will it take?’ ‘How long’s a piece of string?’“需要多长时间？”“没准儿。”

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